Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Powering Up ChangeBut lack of research on the educational impact of portable tech tools is a problem.

Editor's NoteMuch like the shifting landscape in K-12 educational technology, this year's Technology Counts is changing to address the challenges of covering schools in the digital age.

Profiles: Laptops

Building on a Decade of 1-to-1 LessonsSustaining a laptop program at a middle school in Michigan requires a wireless vision and parent purchasing power.

EXPERT ADVICE: Wireless Issues

Profiles: IPods

Portable Playlists for Class LessonsAlthough still banned by many schools, a growing number of others are using iPods and other MP3 players as educational accessories.

Profiles: TeacherMates

Targeting Elementary ReadersTeacherMate—a Game Boy-like device—is now being used by 40,000 students in 15 states with the aim to improve the reading skills of K-2 students.

VIDEO: TeacherMates in Action

Profiles: Smartphones

Solving Algebra on SmartphonesA project to use the devices as teaching and learning tools is showing promising results.

Features

Adding Up Mobile CostsPaying for initiatives that use portable tech tools goes far beyond the initial cost of the devices.

Teachers Testing Mobile MethodsBest practices are emerging as more educators use the devices in their classrooms.

Configuring ContentDeveloping meaningful lessons that fit the constraints of small-screen devices is a challenge.

Full Speed Ahead in Higher Ed.Mobile learning is gaining momentum at colleges and universities faster than in K-12.

Devices Deliver Learning in AfricaEducators are finding innovative ways to bring education to students in remote areas.

Tracking Trends

Mobilizing the ResearchA growing number of studies in the U.S. and abroad is helping to build a better case for using portable digital tools.

Ed-Tech-StatsThis year, the Technology Counts data section shifts its focus from a state to a district lens, offering a host of charts showing how local schools and districts are using standard and emerging technologies to improve education.

DATA: Ed-Tech Stats

Q&AThree ed-tech researchers discuss important issues surrounding the use of cellphones, laptops, and other computing devices for teaching and learning.

2 comments:

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Prior to joining ISU, I served as the Museum Librarian at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, and as an Assistant Librarian with the Library of the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, my hometown.
I received my Master of Science degree in Library Science from the University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign in 1975, and my undergraduate degree in Anthropology from Lehman College of the City University of New York, The Bronx.